Badges Section?

[Skrabichewski]

OK, I was thinking about it for several months now and actually am working on a hierarchy for all various types of badges. As a top level I have:

1. Military Badges (For Excellence, Events, Qualification, Graduation, Membership, Veterans and Rank)

2. Security Forces (NKVD, MVD, KGB, Police, Border Guards, Firemen, Druzhinnik, etc)

3. Voluntary Organizations (DOSAAF, PVHO, OSOAVIAHIM, Red Cross, etc)

4. Labor Badges (Udarniki, Otlichniki, etc.)

5. Political Badges (Young Communist organizations, Komsomol, Communist Party, Deputee badges, Dedicated to Leaders of USSR, etc.)

6. Sport Badges

7. Academy and University Graduation badges

8. (?) Anniversary badges (can be attributed to another category such as Military anniversary, political anniversary, etc.)

9. (?) Zhetons, not a category per se, but some people collect just zhetons

10. (?) Table Medals not badges at all, but an interesting category on its own

I believe that first 7 categories are major and need to be represented. The true acid test is to look at the badges in your collection and see if they fit into one of the 7 categories I set up . Feedback will be appreciated

Dmitry